Duâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Ä for Reading the Book
ead the following Duâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Ä (supplication) before you study a
religious book or an Islamic lesson, you will remember
whatever you study,
â&#x20AC;&#x2020; :

Attacks of Satan
(An Informative Letter)
This booklet was written by Shaykh-e-TarÄŤqat AmÄŤr-e-AÄĽl-eSunnat, the founder of Dawat-e-Islami â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;AllÄ maÄĽ MaulÄ nÄ
Abu Bilal Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri Razavi
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;! " #
in Urdu. Majlis-e-TarÄ jim (the translation department) has
translated it into English. If you find any mistake in the
translation or composing, please inform the translation
department on the following postal or email address with the
intention of earning reward [Ĺ awÄ b].

SOME ATTACKS OF SATAN
(An Informative Letter)
Although Satan will be using every trick of his trade to prevent
you from reading this booklet aimed at exposing his enmity, do
read it in its entirety responding to his trick.

Fulfilment of 100 needs
The Prophet of mankind, the Peace of our heart and mind, the
+
most Generous and Kind $ â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
Ů&#x2013; &â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
'â&#x20AC;&#x2020;(& â&#x20AC;&#x2020;)â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
* has stated, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;One who
recites áš˘alÄ t upon me hundred times on the day and night of
Friday, Allah will fulfil his hundred needs out of which
seventy will be of the Hereafter and thirty will be of the world.
And Allah will appoint an angel who will present that
áš˘alÄ t [to me] in my grave as you are presented with gifts.
Undoubtedly, my knowledge will remain the same after my
WiášŁÄ l (apparent demise), as it is in my life.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; (Jamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;-ul-JawÄ miâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lisSuyĹŤáš­ÄŤ, vol. 7, pp. 199, á¸¤adÄŤĹĄ 22355)

Dear Islamic brothers! Stated below is the email of a depressed
Islamic brother. I have intentionally omitted his name, those of
other Islamic brothers and places. I have also presented some
Madanī pearls with good intentions. Read the amended mail
first:
‘I have been associated with the Madanī environment of
Dawat-e-Islami for almost 21 years. During this period, I carried
out different responsibilities assigned to me by the Madanī
Markaz. At present, I am privileged with the responsibility of
serving a Kābīnaĥ in a foreign country. I experienced many ups
and downs during these 21 years but remained steadfast in the
Madanī environment of Dawat-e-Islami.
There was a time when even a poor Islamic brother used to be
treated very well. If he faced a problem, he used to be comforted
but now the responsible Islamic brothers of Dawat-e-Islami
have compassion for the rich people only! I realized it when I
went to Pakistan three months ago. The mother of a poor person
(who was a responsible Islamic brother of Dawat-e-Islami)
died. Therefore, I went to his house for Fātiḥaĥ. During our
conversation, he told me that a Rukn-e-Shūrā came to their
city but did not come to his house for Fātiḥaĥ. Another Rukn-eShūrā spent the whole month of Ramadan there, but he did not
come for Fātiḥaĥ too. The mother of another poor Islamic
brother died and he also expressed similar views. At that time,
I showed no trust to what they said, but I had to believe it when
my mother passed away on Saturday, 9 Muḥarram, 1434 Ĥijrī,
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dated, 1st December 2012. In an emergency, I had to go to
Pakistan where I stayed for a week and then returned. Only
five Islamic brothers of Dawat-e-Islami, a movement carrying
out MadanÄŤ activities in 187 countries, phoned me and expressed
condolences. The ÄŞášŁÄ l-e-Ĺ awÄ b of the recitation of the Quran
for 41 times was made from the office of a Rukn-e-ShĹŤrÄ .
Another Rukn-e-ShĹŤrÄ phoned me and expressed condolences,
but did not make any ÄŞášŁÄ l-e-Ĺ awÄ b. One more responsible
Islamic brother attended FÄ tiá¸ĽaÄĽ. He said that he would make
ÄŞášŁÄ l-e-Ĺ awÄ b, but I am still waiting for it. I invited him and the
city NigrÄ n to the ritual of the recitation of the Quran being
held on Saturday but they did not come because I am a poor
person!
The ÄŞášŁÄ l-e-Ĺ awÄ b of the recitation of the Quran for 46 times
was made by Dawat-e-Islami, whereas I managed to acquire
the ÄŞášŁÄ l-e-Ĺ awÄ b of the recitation of the Quran for 313 times
through my individual effort. Besides this, the ÄŞášŁÄ l-e-Ĺ awÄ b of
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áš˘alÄ t-â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Alan-NabÄŤ $ â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
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* and KalimaÄĽ in millions, that
of SĹŤraÄĽ YÄ sÄŤn, SĹŤraÄĽ Al-Mulk, SĹŤraÄĽ Ar-Raá¸ĽmÄ n and many
other virtuous deeds was made by other brothers. Even many
clean-shaven brothers made the ÄŞášŁÄ l-e-Ĺ awÄ b of millions of
+
áš˘alÄ t-â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Alan-NabÄŤ $ â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
Ů&#x2013; &â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
'â&#x20AC;&#x2020;(& â&#x20AC;&#x2020;)â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
* . On the contrary, the wife of
a rich person fell ill, so AmÄŤr-e-AÄĽl-e-Sunnat was made to phone
and console him. This was even telecast on MadanÄŤ Channel.
Perhaps this incident occurred three days after the demise of
my mother.
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Last year, the son of a wealthy Islamic brother died. A Rukn-eShĹŤrÄ attended the funeral even changing his schedule. AmÄŤr-eAÄĽl-e-Sunnat
, â&#x20AC;&#x2020; -
" and NigrÄ n-e-ShĹŤrÄ were also made to
phone him. A Rukn-e-ShĹŤrÄ delivered a speech during the
ritual of ÄŞášŁÄ l-e-Ĺ awÄ b. I am an employee of a non-Muslim in a
foreign country. Even he phoned me three times and expressed
condolences. Besides this, the counsellor general of Pakistan
with his staff, the regional president of a political party, local
journalists, scholars and many others also expressed condolences
to me. If only the Islamic brothers of my movement had also
consoled and reassured me at this moment of trouble, giving a
formidable impression to my relatives and neighbours. Anyway,
I felt that if I were a rich person, this would not happen.
DunyÄ tay jo kÄ m na Ä way awkÄĽay sĹŤkÄĽay waylay
Is bay-fayá¸? sanghÄŤ kolon beÄĽtar yÄ r akaylay
To be lonesome is better than the companion
Who is disloyal and leaves you in the lurch

Never get annoyed with me â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sag-e-MadÄŤnaÄĽâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
concern
This mail has taken me back to the days when I used to attend
funerals, offer condolences and visit the sick to comfort them.
â&#x20AC;&#x2020; -

. /

! There would hardly be anyone in Dawat-e-Islami
who would have visited the sick, attended the funeral and
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participated in the burial more than I have done. I was extracautious about such matters because I feared that if I did not go
to houses and hospitals to offer condolences and visit the sick
due to my laziness, this might result in someone being annoyed
with me and distancing himself from the Sunnaĥ-Inspiring
Madanī environment. I have only mentioned these deeds of
mine with the intention of persuading other Islamic brothers.
In my opinion, a person does not get as much annoyed with
the one not sharing his happiness as he gets annoyed with the
one not sympathizing with him in times of trouble such as
illness or demise. Here is another similar incident of our own
Madanī environment in this regard.

I distanced myself from Dawat-e-Islami
The following is a summary of a recently-received letter from a
poor Islamic brother. He has stated: I had been associated with
the Madanī environment for many years, and would take part
in some of its Madanī activities. I fell ill, and my illness prolonged
to such an extent that I remained bed-ridden for 6 months.
Regretfully! No Islamic brother of Dawat-e-Islami from our city
bothered to even phone me during these six months, let alone
coming to my home to comfort me, a poor man. In fact, believe
me! None of them even sent an SMS of reassurance to me.
Disheartened by this hurtful attitude, I distanced myself from
Dawat-e-Islami. On the other hand, there was a kind-hearted
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person who is not practically associated with Dawat-e-Islami.
He showed compassion for me, even taking me to the doctors. I
have developed a great liking for him and have got closer to him.

2 Dresses of Paradise
It is obvious from the foregoing incident that a depressed
Islamic brother, if not comforted, may distance himself from
the MadanÄŤ environment, though he should never leave the
MadanÄŤ environment as it is like making a rod for his own
back. On such an occasion, Satan also puts his evil thoughts in
the heart, stepping up his efforts to ruin that Islamic brotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
afterlife. This causes many people to leave the MadanÄŤ
environment. Once a person has left the MadanÄŤ environment,
he may get closer or be influenced by anyone or any group,
indulging in bad deeds or even embracing wrong beliefs!
Anyway, it is a very wise and reward-earning act to comfort a
+
grief-stricken person. The Holy Prophet $ â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
Ů&#x2013; &â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
'â&#x20AC;&#x2020; (& â&#x20AC;&#x2020; )â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
* has
stated, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;One who offers sympathies to a grief-stricken person
will be made to wear the dress of piety by Allah . He
will shower mercy upon his soul among the souls [of others].
And the one who offers sympathies to a troubled person, Allah
will make him wear two such dresses from the dresses
of Paradise that even the (whole) world cannot be their price.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;
(Al-Muâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;jam-ul-Awsaáš­, vol. 6, pp. 429, á¸¤adÄŤĹĄ 9292)

Displeased got pleased
At times, a person enjoys the fruits of offering condolence and
comforting the depressed even in the world. The following
incident took place when I was the Imām of Nūr Masjid, Paper
Market, Karachi. There was an Islamic brother who was very
close to me in the beginning, but after some time he started to
remain apart from me, which I did not realize.
One day after Ṣalāt-ul-Fajr, I came to know about the demise
of his father. I went to his house instantly; his father had not
been given Ghusl1 yet. I prayed for his father, recited Fātiḥaĥ
and returned. I also attended the funeral Ṣalāĥ, went to the
graveyard and participated actively in his burial. This brought
about great benefits. That Islamic brother himself revealed to
me: ‘Someone had brainwashed me into having a grudge against
you. Provoked by him, I began to avoid you to such an extent
that I used to hide [somewhere] when I saw you coming. But
the sympathies you have shown over the demise of my father
have changed the state of my heart altogether. The person who
had provoked me has not even attended the funeral of my late
father.’
1

A method of giving bath to a dead person as defined by Sharī’aĥ

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Almost 35 years have passed since this incident took place. That
Islamic brother has a deep affection for me even today. He is a
very influential person, works for our movement (Dawat-eIslami) and has a beard [on his face]. He is my Pīr brother but
his family members are ‘Aṭṭārī. His younger brother has a
Madanī get-up and is a responsible Islamic brother of Dawat-eIslami. His elder brother also wears a turban.

Vast majority in Dawat-e-Islami is poor
To offer sympathies or condolences to a wealthy person or
someone in authority is not contrary to Sharī’aĥ. To do so in a
Sunnaĥ-conforming manner with good intentions is indeed a
means of earning reward for one’s afterlife. However, let it not be
that your sympathies be confined to the rich people, officers and
worldly personalities only, leaving the poor waiting desperately.
Truly, Dawat-e-Islami is closer to the poor than to the wealthy.
The majority of those who have greatly contributed to the
promotion of the Madanī activities of Dawat-e-Islami around
the globe are poor. Who have become Waqf-e-Madīnaĥ
[devoted their whole lives], especially their young age to the
cause of Dawat-e-Islami! Who are the travellers of the SunnaĥInspiring Madanī Qāfilaĥs of 12 and 25 consecutive months!
Who are the Imāms1 and Muażżins2 of hundreds of Masājid
1

One who leads the congregational Ṣalāĥ in a Masjid.

2

One who gives Ażān (call to Ṣalāĥ).

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run by Dawat-e-Islami! Who are the thousands of teachers of
JÄ miâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;a-tul-MadÄŤnaÄĽ and MadÄ ris-ul-MadÄŤnaÄĽ and other key
responsibilities-fulfilling NigrÄ ns!
Believe me! The vast majority of them are either poor or middleclass, not the rich.
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
" ! Besides acting upon SunnaÄĽ,
these devotees of RasĹŤl carry out MadanÄŤ activities wholeheartedly. Whether it is the 30-day Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;tikÄ f in Ramadan, weekly
IjtimÄ â&#x20AC;&#x2122; or MadanÄŤ QÄ filaÄĽ, majority of those performing these
activities are these â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;beggars of MadÄŤnaÄĽâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

Indeed the rich also have a share in religion
I do not mean to say that the rich and the VIPs have made no
contribution to the promotion of Islam. Without doubt, they
also have a share in it.
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
" ! Some of our preachers and
responsible brothers are from the upper-class; however, they
are comparatively in a very small number. Only a few of them
practically take part in religious activities. Most of them just
give ZakÄ ÄĽ and donations.
Without doubt, the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;call to righteousnessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; should also be given
to the rich.
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
" These people contribute to the
construction of MasÄ jid and MadÄ ris and hence are a means of
the promotion of Islam. Individual efforts should be made for
the reform of these people so that the number of áš˘alÄ ÄĽ-offering
people among them would increase, and they would also travel
with SunnaÄĽ-Inspiring MadanÄŤ QÄ filaÄĽs. However, the poor
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Islamic brothers must not be ignored. Let it not be that the
poor long for your sympathies, condolences, participation in
Īṣāl-e-Šawāb ritual and ‘call to righteousness’ through individual
effort but you take no note of this.
On the contrary, if a wealthy person has died and you rush to
offer condolences to his family members in a very humble and
flattering manner, make heaps of Īṣāl-e-Šawāb for their pleasure
and arrange for the key responsible persons of Dawat-e-Islami
to phone them and offer condolences, this is not a good attitude.
Similarly, if you inquire unnecessarily whether they (i.e. the
family members of the deceased) have phoned so-and-so VIP
or responsible person of Dawat-e-Islami or not, this is also not
appropriate. I hope that the wealthy may also be realizing what
I mean. They should also ponder over the way they participate
in the funeral of the father of their gatekeeper as well as the
way they attend the funeral of the father of any political leader
or a social reformer or a businessman that they have a relation
with! Who is unaware of people’s interest in attending the funeral
of a worldly personality and their carelessness in attending the
funeral of a poor person!
The number of attendees in the funeral of a poor person is
usually small even if he is a Ṣalāĥ-offerer and a virtuous person.
This should not happen. The rich people should also have a
sympathetic attitude towards their servants and gatekeepers.
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Excellence of poverty
+
Here are three sayings of the Beloved Prophet $ â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
Ů&#x2013; &â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
'â&#x20AC;&#x2020;(& â&#x20AC;&#x2020;)â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
*
both for the poor as well as for the rich:

1.

I looked in Paradise, so I saw more destitute people among
the people of Paradise. (Musnad ImÄ m Aá¸Ľmad Bin á¸¤anbal, vol. 2,
pp. 582, á¸¤adÄŤĹĄ 6622)

One who offers áš˘alÄ ÄĽ properly, has a large family but less
money [and other possessions] and does not backbite the
Muslims, (so) he and I will be like these two (fingers), in
+
Paradise. (The Holy Prophet $ â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
Ů&#x2013; &â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
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* joined his
index and middle finger together.) (Jamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;-ul-JawÄ miâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lis-SuyĹŤáš­ÄŤ,
vol. 7, pp. 149, á¸¤adÄŤĹĄ 21835)

MadanÄŤ pearls for IjtimÄ â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Ĺťikr-o-Naâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;at
It is my MadanÄŤ request to all the responsible Islamic brothers
of Dawat-e-Islami that if any Islamic brother of your area has
fallen ill or has got into any trouble (for example, if his child has
fallen ill or he has lost his job or his money etc. has been stolen
or robbed or his bike or mobile phone has been snatched at
gunpoint or he has had an accident or has suffered a loss in his
business or his house has collapsed or his property etc. has been
burnt in the fire or any of his relatives has passed away etc.),
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console that troubled Islamic brother with the intention of
gaining reward, getting deserving of a great reward.
+
The Noble Prophet $ â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
Ů&#x2013; &â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
'â&#x20AC;&#x2020; (& â&#x20AC;&#x2020; )â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
* has stated, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Verily, in the
court of Allah , the most liked deed after FarÄ iá¸? is to please
a Muslim.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; (Al-Muâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;jam-ul-KabÄŤr, vol. 11, pp. 51, á¸¤adÄŤĹĄ 11079)

In case of demise, if possible, immediately reach the house etc.
of the deceased. If possible, take part in the Ghusl, funeral áš˘alÄ ÄĽ
and burial of the deceased. Usually, a large number of people
gather to console the rich and renowned people, but only a few
people tend to console the poor. Without doubt, you can console
and comfort the well-to-do with good intentions but you should
not ignore the poor. Hold a short IjtimÄ â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Ĺťikr-o-Naâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;at (duration:
92 minutes at the most) not only at the home of the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;VIPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; but
also at the home of the poor Islamic brother whose relative has
passed away. Hold the IjtimÄ â&#x20AC;&#x2122; especially at the home of the griefstricken Islamic brother who is your subordinate in Dawat-eIslami. Persuade that Islamic brother to gather his relatives and
other Islamic brothers for the IjtimÄ â&#x20AC;&#x2122;.
If all the attendees could hear the voice, do not unnecessarily
use a sound system, fearing Allah . Do try to persuade the
heirs of the deceased to distribute as many booklets [published
by Maktaba-tul-MadÄŤnaÄĽ] as they can. Also ensure that the heirs
must not serve meals to the attendees of the IjtimÄ â&#x20AC;&#x2122;.
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[Shar’ī ruling: To eat the meal served on Sawyam (the 3rd day
of the demise) is not permissible for the people who are Ghanī
(i.e. those who are not Faqīr as per Shar’ī definition of Faqīr)].
Only a Faqīr can eat it. It is better and safer for the Ghanī people
not to eat ‘the funeral meal’ even after the 3rd day of the demise.
Observe the preset timing and duration of the Ijtimā’. Instead
of announcing that the Ijtimā’ would start after Ṣalāt-ul-‘Ishā,
announce the time according to the clock. For example, if the
preset time is 9 p.m., start the Ijtimā’ exactly at that time with
the recitation of the Holy Quran, followed by a Na’at (duration
25 minutes) without waiting for people to come. A SunnaĥInspiring speech (duration 40 minutes), Żikr of Allah
(duration 5 minutes), a heart-rending Du’ā (duration 12 minutes)
and in the end Ṣalāt-o-Salām (three couplets only) with the
concluding Du’ā (duration 3 minutes) should all be conducted
within the stipulated duration.
Make sure that all the responsible Islamic brothers of the area,
Muballighīn and other Islamic brothers including the members
of Shūrā, if possible, attend this Ijtimā’. Try to persuade the
Islamic brothers to travel with a Madanī Qāfilaĥ after the Ijtimā’,
for the Īṣāl-e-Šawāb of the deceased.

NigrÄ n-e-ShĹŤrÄ , AbĹŤ á¸¤Ä mid â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ImrÄ n â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Aáš­áš­Ä rÄŤ 54
3
. $ forwarded
your email to me in which you have mentioned that your
mother has lately passed away. Please show patience and remain
courageous. Also give the same advice to your family members.
May Allah shower His mercies upon your deceased
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mother, forgive her without accountability, bless you and other
family members with patience and grant great reward for it.
Ů&#x17D; ŰĄ Ů&#x2018; Ů&#x2018;Ů&#x17D; Ů&#x17D; ŰĄ Ů&#x201C;
Ů&#x2018;Ů&#x17D;
Ů° Ů&#x17D; Ů° Ů&#x17D; Ů? Ů&#x2018;Ů° Ů&#x2018;Ů&#x17D; Ů&#x17D;
â&#x20AC;Ť Ů&#x17D;ŘšŮ&#x201E; ŰĄŮ&#x160;Ů&#x2021;Ů? Ů&#x17D;Ů&#x2C6;Ř§ Ů?Ů&#x201E; Ů? Ů&#x17D;Ů&#x2C6; Ů&#x17D;ŘłŮ&#x201E;Ů&#x2026;â&#x20AC;Ź3â&#x20AC;Ť ŘŞ Ů&#x17D;ŘšŘ§â&#x20AC;Ź.â&#x20AC;ŤŘ§â&#x20AC;Ź
â&#x20AC;ŤŮ&#x2026; ŰĄŮ&#x160; ŘľŮ&#x201E;â&#x20AC;Ź
Ů? !â&#x20AC;ŤŘ¨ Ř§â&#x20AC;Ź
Ů? Ů? â&#x20AC;ŤŘ§ Ů?Ů&#x2026;Ů&#x160; Ů?Ř¨Ř§Ů&#x2021; Ů? Ř§Ů&#x201E;â&#x20AC;Ź
Alas! I am the biggest sinner and have no virtues! I have heaps
of sins. If only the Forgiver of sins, Allah forgives me, a
sinner, showering His mercies and bounties upon me and
replacing my sins with virtues. If only this desire of mine be
fulfilled! Relying on the mercy of Allah and presenting to
+
the Holy Prophet $ â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
Ů&#x2013; &â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
'â&#x20AC;&#x2020; (& â&#x20AC;&#x2020; )â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
* the reward of all my good
deeds granted by Allah according to His mercy, I have
presented the same reward to your deceased mother.

Writing at times reflects attitude of the writer
Usually, a person likes the one who praises him and dislikes the
one who draws his attention towards his mistakes. Reflecting the
mentality of such people, someone has rightly said:
NÄ -ášŁiá¸ĽÄ ! Mat kar naášŁÄŤá¸Ľat dil mayrÄ gÄĽabrÄ ye ÄĽay
Us ko dushman jÄ ntÄ ÄĽĹŤn jo mujÄĽay samjÄĽÄ ye ÄĽay
O preacher! Do not preach to me
I consider the preacher my enemy

Keeping in mind the foregoing saying, calmly ponder over the
MadanÄŤ pearls I have presented. Please! Do not be annoyed
with me. I beseech you drawing your attention towards the
â&#x20AC;&#x2020; 7 8
following saying of Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;lÄ á¸¤aá¸?rat
'â&#x20AC;&#x2020; (& â&#x20AC;&#x2020; )
4 . He has said: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The
fair-minded people are thankful to the one who guides them to
the right path.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; [MalfĹŤáş&#x201C;Ä t Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;lÄ á¸¤aá¸?rat, (4 parts), pp. 220] Making
profound apologies in advance, I dare to mention with extreme
humility that the writing of a person sometimes reflects his
heartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s feelings. Reading your mail, I felt the need to offer some
suggestions for edification. If my suggestions representing my
feelings are wrong, I implore you to forgive me.

It would be folly to consider oneself VIP
One not considering oneself important does not feel sad if
ignored by others. My naive MadanÄŤ son! At times, those who
are ignored also have a very great rank. If only we had also been
like them! SayyidunÄ ImÄ m á¸¤asan
2
â&#x20AC;&#x2020; (& â&#x20AC;&#x2020;)â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
4 has narrated that
6
SayyidunÄ â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;AlÄŤ ŰĄ;
< ŰĄ
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
ŰĄ â&#x20AC;&#x2020; (

&
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
â&#x20AC;&#x2020; 9
: has stated, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;There are glad
tidings for the obscure servants of Allah ! These are the
servants who know people but people do not know them. Allah
has shown the identity of these people to (SayyidunÄ )
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Riá¸?wÄ n 9=
>
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
(the angel of Paradise). These very people are
the shining examples of Ä¤idÄ yaÄĽ [guidance] and Allah has
revealed all the dark evils to them. Allah will make them
enter (Paradise) with His mercy. They neither desire fame nor do
they oppress (anyone); and nor do they indulge in ostentation.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;
(Allah WÄ lon kÄŤ BÄ tayn, vol. 1, pp. 162 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; á¸¤ilya-tul-AuliyÄ , vol. 1, pp. 118)

Desire for respect in return for religious services
My dear MadanÄŤ son! It is not appropriate at all for a person to
have such a mentality that he be appreciated, encouraged and
given certain privileges in return for his religious services (or
for any MadanÄŤ work of Dawat-e-Islami he has performed
conforming to SharÄŤâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;aÄĽ. In fact, the desire for encouragement
seems to be a demand for praise because a person is usually
praised when encouraged). Similarly, when afflicted with some
trouble, such a person expects that a large number of people
including the VIPs should offer sympathies and reassurances
to him (because he has rendered great religious services!)
Remember! Rendering religious services is a great act of worship
and demanding something of a person in exchange for worship
is not allowed. One who considers his religious services
important with his Nafs demanding praise or fame etc. on this
ground should go through the definition of ostentation. It is
stated on page 66 of the book â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Call to Righteousnessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; published
by Maktaba-tul-MadÄŤnaÄĽ, the publishing department of
Dawat-e-Islami: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;To perform worship with any other intention
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except the pleasure of Allah [is ostentation].â&#x20AC;&#x2122; In other
words, ostentation is to perform worship with the intention of
informing people about worship so that the ostentatious person
could get money from people or be praised or considered pious
or treated with respect by them. (Az-ZawÄ jir â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;AniqtirÄ f-il-KabÄ ir,
vol. 1, pp. 86)

Torment of committing RiyÄ [ostentation]
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there is a valley in Hell from which Hell seeks refuge four
hundred times daily. Allah has prepared this valley for
those ostentatious people from the UmmaÄĽ of Muhammad who
are the á¸¤Ä fiáş&#x201C; of Quran, give charity for [something or someone]
other than Allah , perform the Hajj of the house of Allah
and travel in divine path.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; (Al-Muâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;jam-ul-KabÄŤr, vol. 12, pp. 136,

SELF-SATISFACTION
Definition of self-satisfaction
Dear MadanÄŤ son! At times a person is able to perform a good
deed but is unable to defend himself from satanic attack,
considering the deed his personal achievement. He does not
realize that he has performed the (deed) simply because Allah
has enabled him to do so. It is necessary for everyone to
learn the definition of self-satisfaction, an attack of Satan, and
try to refrain from its detriment.
The definition of self-satisfaction is as follows: To associate oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
possession or ability (such as knowledge or deed or wealth) with
oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s personal achievement, feeling no fear of it being lost. That
is, the self-satisfied person forgets to associate the favour with
the real Bestower (i.e. Allah ).
(In other words, he considers the favour such as health, beauty,
wealth, intelligence, good voice, high status etc., to be his personal
achievement and forgets that all these things are actually given
by Allah .) (Iá¸ĽyÄ -ul-â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;UlĹŤm, vol. 3, pp. 454)

deeds and wealth to be their personal achievements: Under the
first category is the person who fears that his favour may be
changed or lost. Such a person is not a self-satisfied one. Under
the second category is the person who does not fear the loss of
his favour but is happy and satisfied with the fact that it is
Allah Who has granted him the favour, and he has not
achieved it merely through his personal efforts. Such a person
is not also a self-satisfied one.
In addition to the foregoing two categories, there is another
category that leads to self-satisfaction. This category includes the
person who does not fear the loss of his favour or any reduction
in it but rather he is delighted to have attained it, considering it
a great honour for him. The reason why this self-satisfied person
gets delighted is that he considers the favour to be his personal
achievement, not a divine bestowment.’ (Iḥyā-ul-‘Ulūm, vol. 3, pp. 454)

Self-satisfaction with religious services
At times, a person apparently performs good deeds, but fails to
gain any benefit from them. Unable to resist the attack of Satan,
such a person brags about his deeds saying such sentences as
‘I perform many good deeds; I do a lot of religious work; I have
done this and that, etc.’ This person forgets that it is Allah
Who has enabled him to perform these deeds. Such braggarts
should have fear, as Allah has said in verse 104 of Sūraĥ
Al-Kaĥf, part 16:
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And they are under the impression that they are doing
good deeds.
[Kanz-ul-ÄŞmÄ n (Translation of Quran)] (Part 16, SĹŤraÄĽ Al-KaÄĽf, verse 104)

Commenting on the foregoing verse, a renowned exegetist of
á¸¤adÄŤĹĄ and Quran MuftÄŤ Aá¸Ľmad YÄ r KhÄ n Naâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ÄŤmÄŤ 5@
A ŰĄ
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;7 .
? 4â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
has stated: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;This shows that the person who performs good
deeds bearing hardships but is not benefitted by his deeds is
more unfortunate than even a sinner. He remains under the
impression that he is a righteous a person. We seek refuge of
Allah from this state.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; (NĹŤr-ul-â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;IrfÄ n, pp. 485)

Blowing oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own trumpet
Bragging about oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deeds and blowing oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own trumpet is
a bad habit. Allah
has said in the 32nd verse of SĹŤraÄĽ
An-Najm in part 27:

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He knows you very well â&#x20AC;&#x201C; since He has created you from earth,
and when you were foetuses in your mothersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; wombs; therefore do
not, on your own, claim yourselves to be clean; He well knows who
are the pious. [Kanz-ul-ÄŞmÄ n (Translation of Quran)]
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Commenting on the foregoing verse, a renowned exegetist of
á¸¤adÄŤĹĄ and Quran MuftÄŤ Aá¸Ľmad YÄ r KhÄ n Naâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ÄŤmÄŤ 5@
A ŰĄ
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;7 .
? 4â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
has stated: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;This verse was revealed about the people who were
proud of their good deeds and would brag about their áš˘alÄ ÄĽs,
fasts and other acts of worship. The mere fact that Allah
knows everything, is sufficient. Why should a person boast
about his piety and cleanliness! The pleasant thing is when the
servant says â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I am a sinnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; but Allah
says â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;he is piousâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.
SayyidunÄ AbĹŤ Bakr áš˘iddÄŤq
2
â&#x20AC;&#x2020; (& â&#x20AC;&#x2020; )â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
4 had this great rank.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;
6
(NĹŤr-ul-â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;IrfÄ n, pp. 841, 842)

The mother of the believers, SayyidatunÄ â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ä&#x20AC;ishaÄĽ áš˘iddÄŤqaÄĽ
2â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
& â&#x20AC;&#x2020;)â&#x20AC;&#x2020;6
(
4 was once asked, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;When does a person become a
sinner?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; She replied, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;A person becomes a sinner when he
considers himself to be righteous.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; (Iá¸ĽyÄ -ul-â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;UlĹŤm, vol. 3, pp. 452)
A famous TÄ biâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ÄŤ saint, SayyidunÄ Zayd Bin Aslam
has stated, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Do not say that you are a

â&#x20AC;&#x2020; 7 8
SayyidunÄ Muáš­arrif
'â&#x20AC;&#x2020; (& â&#x20AC;&#x2020; )
4 has said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;For me to sleep
the whole night and then to regret, in the morning, to
have missed the worship of the night is better than to
perform worship the whole night and then indulge in selfsatisfaction in the morning, i.e. to consider myself to be a
pious person.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; (Iá¸ĽyÄ -ul-â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;UlĹŤm, vol. 3, pp. 452)

4.

SayyidunÄ Bishr Bin ManášŁĹŤr 4@ŰĄ
D
CŰĄ
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
â&#x20AC;&#x2020; 7 .
? 4â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
was a great
worshipper. He was so pious that if a person saw him, the
person would be inspired to remember Allah
and
the afterlife. One day, SayyidunÄ Bishr Bin ManášŁĹŤr
4@ŰĄ
D
C
ŰĄâ&#x20AC;&#x2020;
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;7 .
? 4â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
offered áš˘alÄ ÄĽ. A person was standing behind
him and observing him. After SayyidunÄ Bishr Bin ManášŁĹŤr
4@ŰĄ
D
C
ŰĄâ&#x20AC;&#x2020;
â&#x20AC;&#x2020; 7 .
? 4â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
performed SalÄ m, finishing the áš˘alÄ ÄĽ, he
noticed the person. (Overcome with divine fear, he humbly
said trying to refrain from self-satisfaction) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;You should
not be amazed to see me offer áš˘alÄ ÄĽ because Satan had also
worshipped Allah with the angels for a long period
of time. But how he was doomed is evident and obvious to
everyone.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; (Iá¸ĽyÄ -ul-â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;UlĹŤm, vol. 3, pp. 453)

favours and bestowments of Allah but it is selfsatisfaction that leads an unwise person to praising himself
and boasting about his piety. When he brags about his
own opinions, deeds and wisdom, he remains deprived of
gaining benefits, consulting others and asking them for
help. Thus he becomes a self-opinionated and a selfconfident person. (That is, he considers himself to be a
wise person and avoids consulting others.)â&#x20AC;&#x2122; (Iá¸ĽyÄ -ul-â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;UlĹŤm,
vol. 3, pp. 822)

ImÄ m GhazÄ lÄŤ ( @ ŰĄ
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
â&#x20AC;&#x2020; 7
.
? 4â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
ŰĄ
has further stated, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The
worshippers, the scholars, the beautiful ones and the wealthy
have all no right to brag about their worships, knowledge,
beauty and wealth respectively because all these things are
the bounties of Allah .â&#x20AC;&#x2122; [Iá¸ĽyÄ -ul-â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;UlĹŤm, vol. 3, pp. 836)
In other words, intelligence, medical expertise, a pleasant voice,
oratorical skills etc. have all been given by Allah . Nothing
should be credited to oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own personal achievement. Whatever
a person has and how much he has is actually a bestowment
from Allah .

the blessed companions 2
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;(&
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;6
4 when overcome by divine
fear would express the wish that if only they had been dust,
splinters and birds (so that they wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the fear of bad
end and punishment in the grave and in the afterlife). If this
was the fear of the blessed companions 2
â&#x20AC;&#x2020; (&
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
â&#x20AC;&#x2020; 6
4 then how
can a wise person brag about or be proud of his deeds, and be
fearless as regards his Nafs! It is, therefore, a cure for selfsatisfaction to keep the humility and divine fear of the blessed
companions in mind. This eradicates the root causes of selfsatisfaction. When the person (who keeps the divine fear of the
blessed companions in his mind) is overwhelmed by this feeling
(i.e. the way the blessed companions 2
â&#x20AC;&#x2020; (&
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
â&#x20AC;&#x2020; 6
4 would have
fear of Allah ), then the fear of the loss of his favour makes
him refrain from bragging (and self-importance).

Moreover, when he observes that the unbelievers and the
transgressors were deprived of faith and obedience respectively
without them making any mistake, he fears for himself
realizing the fact that Allah is áš˘amad (i.e. Carefree) who
can deprive anyone of anything even if the deprived person
had not committed any offence, and can bestow anything to
anyone even without any means. All this depends upon the will
of Allah .
The Almighty who is áš˘amad can even take back the favour He
has given to a person. Allah forbid, many Muslims became
Murtad (i.e. those who have corrupt beliefs) and many pious
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and obedient people became transgressors, ending up with
a bad end. These thoughts put an end to self-satisfaction.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;
(Iá¸ĽyÄ -ul-â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;UlĹŤm, vol. 3, pp. 458)

SINCERITY
Dear MadanÄŤ son! Remember! It is also a dangerous and
disastrous attack of Satan that he causes a person to have the
wishful thinking that he is a virtuous person and has made a
lot of religious services. Fighting this attack of Satan, develop
the mindset that I have so far done no religious work nor have I
performed any good deeds. I am nothing, and I am the worst
person. Moreover, if you get the opportunity to perform a good
deed, which is a divinely-bestowed ability, you should endeavour
to adorn it with the ornament of sincerity. May Allah
make you His sincere servant by the WasÄŤlaÄĽ of the Holy Prophet
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ŰĄ Ů&#x201C;

SayyidunÄ á¸¤uĹźayfaÄĽ Marâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ashÄŤ 5@
A ŰĄ
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
â&#x20AC;&#x2020; 7 .
? 4â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
has stated:
Sincerity is to perform the deed in the same manner
whether performed in public or in private. (Al-MajmĹŤâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; linNawavÄŤ, vol. 1, pp. 17)

4.

SayyidunÄ Muá¸ĽÄ sibÄŤ 5@
A ŰĄ
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
7 .
? 4â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
has stated: Sincerity is
to prevent the creation from being involved in the matter
related to the Creator . (Iá¸ĽyÄ -ul-â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;UlĹŤm, vol. 5, pp. 110)

â&#x20AC;˘
Meaning of sincerity
Sincerity is the essence of worship. áš˘adr-ush-SharÄŤâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;aÄĽ, Badr-uáš­ášŹarÄŤqaÄĽ â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;AllÄ maÄĽ MaulÄ nÄ MuftÄŤ Muhammad Amjad â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;AlÄŤ
Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;áş&#x201C;amÄŤ 5@
A ŰĄ
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;7 .
? 4â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
has stated, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;It is vital to perform the deed
with sincerity, i.e. with the intention of earning the pleasure of
Allah . It is unanimously á¸¤arÄ m to perform the deed
ostentatiously. Ostentation [called RiyÄ in Arabic] is even
referred to as minor polytheism in a á¸¤adÄŤĹĄ. It is sincerity that
brings about reward.
It is also possible that the deed becomes invalid but its reward
may still be given provided the deed is performed with sincerity.
For example, if a person has unknowingly made Wuá¸?ĹŤ with
unclean water and has offered áš˘alÄ ÄĽ, though the áš˘alÄ ÄĽ will not
be valid because a precondition, i.e. cleanliness, for the validity
of áš˘alÄ ÄĽ was not met, he will still be given reward because he
had offered the áš˘alÄ ÄĽ with a truthful intention and sincerity.
However, if he became aware later on that he had made Wuá¸?ĹŤ
with unclean water (and his áš˘alÄ ÄĽ was not valid), he would be
required to repeat the áš˘alÄ ÄĽ. (BaÄĽÄ r-e-SharÄŤâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;at, part 3, pp. 636)
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To dislike the praise of oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deed is sincerity
Those who desire being praised, encouraged and given gifts
because they have acquired a great deal of religious knowledge,
achieved higher positions in religious examinations, rendered a
lot of religious services, authored many books, performed soand-so virtuous deeds, travelled with Dawat-e-Islamiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s MadanÄŤ
QÄ filaÄĽs for a long time should all learn some lesson from the
following parable and endeavour to counter the attack of Satan.
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
The companions of SayyidunÄ â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ÄŞsÄ 9= >
â&#x20AC;&#x2020; â&#x20AC;&#x2020;E@&F
â&#x20AC;&#x2020; 2
3Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2020; &*
asked
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
him, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Whose deed is sincere?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; SayyidunÄ â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ÄŞsÄ 9= >
â&#x20AC;&#x2020; â&#x20AC;&#x2020;E@&F
â&#x20AC;&#x2020; 2
3Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2020;*&
replied, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The deed of only that person will be considered sincere
who performs his deed solely for the pleasure of Allah
and dislikes being praised by people for that deed.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; (Iá¸ĽyÄ -ul-â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;UlĹŤm,

SayyidunÄ SarÄŤ Saqaáš­ÄŤ 5@
A ŰĄ
â&#x20AC;&#x2020; 7 .
? 4â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
has stated, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;If you
offer 2 Rakâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Ä t áš˘alÄ ÄĽ with sincerity in seclusion, this is better
for you than even writing 70 or 700 authentically referenced
+
Aá¸ĽÄ dÄŤĹĄ.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; (ibid, 106) The Holy Prophet $ â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
Ů&#x2013; &â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
'â&#x20AC;&#x2020; (& â&#x20AC;&#x2020; )â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
* has
stated, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;For a man to offer Nafl áš˘alÄ ÄĽ at such a place where
he would not be seen by people is equivalent to 25 áš˘alÄ ÄĽ
29

A saint has stated, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Sincerity even for a moment is the
means of eternal salvation but sincerity is very rarely
found.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; (Iá¸ĽyÄ -ul-â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;UlĹŤm, vol. 5, pp. 106)

â&#x20AC;&#x2020; 7 8
SayyidunÄ Fuá¸?ayl
'â&#x20AC;&#x2020; (& â&#x20AC;&#x2020; )
4 has stated, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;To leave a deed
for the sake of the people is ostentation and to perform the
deed to impress people is minor polytheism.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; (ibid, pp. 110)

Three bestowments and three deprivations
Some saints have stated, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;When Allah dislikes a person,
He bestows three things upon him but deprives him of
three other things:
1.

Allah blesses him with the company of the pious, but
deprives him of taking any advice from them.

2.

Allah enables him to perform virtuous deeds but
deprives him of sincerity.

3.

Allah bestows wisdom upon him but deprives him of
truthfulness in it. (ibid, pp. 106)
30

Some Attacks of Satan

30 Years áš˘alÄ ÄĽ repeated
A saint has stated, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I repeated thirty yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; of my áš˘alÄ ÄĽ. Why I
did so deserves some consideration. I would always offer áš˘alÄ ÄĽ
in the first row of the Masjid with JamÄ â&#x20AC;&#x2122;at. I maintained this
routine for thirty years. One day I was late due to some reason,
missing the first row and finding a place in the second one. I
felt ashamed by the thought that what opinion people would
have of me today. As this thought came into my mind, I was
able to realize that I would feel pleased when seen by people in
the first row. This was the cause of the happiness of my heart.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;
(Otherwise, I would not get ashamed by the thought that what
people would think of me today. It is as if I had been offering
áš˘alÄ ÄĽ in the first row for thirty years due to ostentation.)

Neither reward nor punishment
It is stated in a lengthy narration that a saint had passed away.
One day, a person had a dream and saw the saint who told the
dreaming person, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I once gave some charity in the presence of
people who looked at me. I liked being looked at by people [on
that occasion]. After my demise I was neither given any reward
nor was I punished for that charity.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; When SayyidunÄ SufyÄ n
Ĺ aurÄŤ 5@
A ŰĄ
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;7 .
? 4â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
was informed of this incident, he remarked
that the deceased saint may have given charity with á¸¤alÄ l money,
which is why he was not punished. This is indeed a great favour
to him. (Iá¸ĽyÄ -ul-â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;UlĹŤm, vol. 5, pp. 105)
31

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Attack of Satan on preacher
á¸¤ujjat-ul-Islam SayyidunÄ ImÄ m AbĹŤ á¸¤Ä mid Muhammad Bin
Muhammad Bin Muhammad GhazÄ lÄŤ ( @ ŰĄ
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;7
.
? 4â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
ŰĄ
has stated,
â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;(Some preachers and speakers) feel delighted when people listen
to them attentively and take their advices. Such a preacher claims
that he is happy because Allah has made it easy for him to
promote religion. If a contemporary of his delivers speeches
better than him, attracting people, he resents it, getting dejected.
If (he were a sincere preacher) and was delivering speeches for
the promotion of religion (merely with the intention of gaining
the pleasure of Allah ) he would be grateful to Allah
for entrusting someone else with this great task. On such an
occasion, Satan puts such evil thoughts in his heart that you
are dejected not because people have started listening to the
speeches of someone else instead of you, but because you have
now been deprived of reward. If people had taken advices from
you, you would have gained reward. Hence, it is right for you
to get dejected because of being deprived of reward.
In fact, this poor and naive preacher is unaware that it is a more
virtuous and reward-earning act to delegate the task of preaching
to someone who is more capable of it rather than preaching
people singly.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; (Iá¸ĽyÄ -ul-â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;UlĹŤm, vol. 5, pp. 109 MulakhkhaášŁan)

Two Rakâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Ä t of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ä&#x20AC;lim better than a yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worship of an
ignorant person
á¸¤ujjat-ul-Islam SayyidunÄ ImÄ m AbĹŤ á¸¤Ä mid Muhammad Bin
Muhammad Bin Muhammad GhazÄ lÄŤ ( @ ŰĄ
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;7
.
? 4â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
ŰĄ
has stated,
â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hypocrisy of the heart, deception of Satan and evils of Nafs are
extremely concealed things. This is why it is said that two Rakâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Ä t
of áš˘alÄ ÄĽ offered by an â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ä&#x20AC;lim are better than a yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worship
performed by an ignorant person.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Here â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ä&#x20AC;limâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; refers to such a
scholarly and knowledgeable person who is aware of the
inconspicuously acute issues related to deeds and is able enough
to cleanse his deeds of those acute issues. As for an ignorant
person, he is only concerned about the apparent worship and
is deceived by the very same thing. (ibid, pp. 112)

Servant of Kaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;baÄĽ for 60 years
SayyidunÄ â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Abdul â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;AzÄŤz Bin AbÄŤ RawwÄ d #@ H
ŰĄ â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;7 .
? 4â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
has said,
â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I have been the servant of this house (i.e. the Holy Kaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;baÄĽ) for
60 years and have performed 60 Hajj. When I carried out the
accountability of my Nafs regarding the deeds I performed for
Allah (by assessing my deeds and searching sincerity in
them), I found the share of Satan in my deeds to be bigger than
that of Allah ! If only I would not be questioned about my
deeds. If I fail to gain any profit I should not also suffer any loss.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;
(ibid, pp. 115) Lack of sincerity, self-satisfaction, ostentation etc.
are the shares of Satan while perfect sincerity in deeds is the
share of Allah .
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Identification of bad suspicion-containing text
Dear Madanī son! Ponder over the following sentences of your
mail and try to discern the attack of Satan: ‘The responsible Islamic
brothers of Dawat-e-Islami now have compassion for the rich
people only. If I were rich, this would not happen.’ Furthermore,
the couplet given at the end of the mail is irrelevant and is full of
taunts and insults of Islamic brothers. You have also complained
in your mail that so-and-so responsible Islamic brothers did
not offer condolences, so-and-so did not make Īṣāl-e-Šawāb
and so-and-so did not attend the ritual of Īṣāl-e-Šawāb despite
being invited etc. I was ignored because I am a poor person.
Such types of complaints would disgrace and degrade those
Muslims. In addition, the words ‘because I am a poor person’ are
a clear indication of bad suspicion implying that if I were a rich
person they would certainly come to my house. Furthermore,
though you have not directly mentioned the names of those
Islamic brothers, you have given hints which can disclose their
identity to many responsible Islamic brothers.

Devastation of bad suspicion
You have not clarified in your mail that your complaints are
aimed at reforming so-and-so Islamic brother. Instead, you
have just given vent to your anger, obviously indicating that
your complaints are based on bad suspicions, a dangerous and
destructive attack of Satan. Bad suspicion ruins the peace of
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whole families. Sometimes, it incites the religious work-doing
people to oppose each other, causing the flood of backbiting,
tale-telling, false blaming, hurting feelings and other sins. Besides
ruining the peace of the worldly life, bad suspicion leads to the
ruin of the afterlife, fulfilling the desire of Satan. Stated here are
some suggestions regarding bad suspicion, a dangerous attack
of Satan. Allah has said in verse 12 of SĹŤraÄĽ Al-á¸¤ujurÄ t in
26 part:

Describing the wisdom of the prohibition of excessive
assumptions â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;AllÄ maÄĽ â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;AbdullÄ ÄĽ Bin â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Umar ShÄŤrÄ zÄŤ Bayá¸?Ä wÄŤ
5@
A ŰĄ
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
â&#x20AC;&#x2020; 7 .
? 4â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
has stated in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;TafsÄŤr Bayá¸?Ä wÄŤâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: So that every
Muslim would get cautious about every assumption and would
ponder whether it is a good or a bad assumption. (TafsÄŤr Bayá¸?Ä wÄŤ,
vol. 5, pp. 218)

Describing the reason of declaring some of the assumptions
to be sins in the foregoing verse, ImÄ m FakhruddÄŤn RÄ zÄŤ
5# ŰĄ
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
â&#x20AC;&#x2020; 7 .
?ŰĄ 4 â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
has stated, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;What someone has done appears to
be wrong, but in fact it is not so. It is possible that he has done
it forgetfully or the observer has had some misunderstanding.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;
(TafsÄŤr KabÄŤr, vol. 10, pp. 110)

Reason of bad suspicion to be á¸¤arÄ m
á¸¤ujjat-ul-Islam SayyidunÄ ImÄ m AbĹŤ á¸¤Ä mid Muhammad Bin
Muhammad Bin Muhammad GhazÄ lÄŤ ( @ ŰĄ
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;7
.
? 4â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
ŰĄ
has stated:
Only Allah knows the secrets of the heart. Therefore, it is
not permissible for you to have a bad suspicion about anyone
unless you have seen his evil deed so obviously that it leaves
you with no option for a good assumption. At that time, you
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will have to believe what you have seen. On the contrary, if you
have neither seen his evil deed with your eyes nor have you
heard it with your ears but still you have a bad suspicion about
him in your heart, then you must realize that it is Satan who has
put this thought in your heart. You should reject this satanic
thought because this is the worst transgression.
ImÄ m GhazÄ lÄŤ ( @ ŰĄ
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
â&#x20AC;&#x2020; 7
.
? 4â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
ŰĄ
has further stated: Even if
someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mouth smells of alcohol, it is still not permissible to
impose Sharâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ÄŤ sentence because it is possible that he may have
taken the gulp of alcohol but have spat it out without drinking
it or anyone else may have forced him into drinking alcohol.
On the basis of these possibilities, it is not permissible to give
credibility to oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assumptions and have a bad suspicion
(without a Sharâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ÄŤ proof) about a Muslim (being a drinker).
(Iá¸ĽyÄ -ul-â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;UlĹŤm, vol. 3, pp. 186)

Bad suspicion is a dangerous and destructive evil that can lead
to Hell. It is Fará¸? to know its essential rulings as well as its cure.

7 CURES FOR BAD SUSPICION
1. See good qualities of Muslims
Always see the good qualities of Muslims instead of finding faults
with them. The one who has good assumptions about Muslims
feels great happiness in his heart, whereas the one habitual of
having bad suspicion about them under satanic influence feels
extreme sadness in his heart.
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2. Reject bad suspicion
Whenever a bad suspicion about a Muslim occurs to you, reject
it and try to form a positive and good opinion about what he
has done. For instance, if you have the bad suspicion of
ostentation about a Muslim who is weeping during a Naâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;at or a
speech, you should immediately form the positive opinion of
sincerity about him.
SayyidunÄ Maká¸ĽĹŤl DimashqÄŤ 5@
A ŰĄ
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
â&#x20AC;&#x2020; 7 .
? 4â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
once said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;When
you see someone weep, you also weep with him. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the
bad suspicion that he is weeping ostentatiously. Once I had a
bad suspicion about a crying Muslim, so I could not cry for one
year as a punishment.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; (TanbÄŤÄĽ-ul-MughtarÄŤn, pp. 107)
KhudÄ bad-gumÄ nÄŤ kÄŤ â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ä dat miášŤÄ day
MujÄĽay á¸Ľusn-e-áş&#x201C;an kÄ TĹŤ â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ä dÄŤ banÄ day
Almighty! Free me from the evil of bad suspicion
And bless me with the attribute of good assumption

4. Bad company leads to bad suspicion
Refrain from the company of bad people and adopt the company
of righteous ones. Besides reaping many other blessings, you
will be able to avoid bad suspicion. SayyidunÄ Bishr Bin á¸¤Ä riĹĄ
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;7 8
'â&#x20AC;&#x2020;(
& â&#x20AC;&#x2020;)
4 has stated:

5. Fear of divine retribution
Whenever a bad suspicion about a Muslim occurs to you, fear
from the horrific consequences of bad suspicion and divine
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retribution. Allah has said in the 36th verse of SĹŤraÄĽ BanÄŤ
IsrÄ ÄŤl in part 15:

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And go not after that thing of which you know not. No doubt, the
ear and the eye and the heart are all to be questioned of.
[Kanz-ul-ÄŞmÄ n (Translation of Quran)]

My dear MadanÄŤ son! If a bad suspicion about a person occurs
to you, feel fear in your heart contemplating the fact that you
cannot bear even the slightest punishment of Hell, let alone the
severest punishment. Alas! How horrific even the slightest
punishment is!
Stated in áš˘aá¸ĽÄŤá¸Ľ BukhÄ rÄŤ is a á¸¤adÄŤĹĄ narrated by SayyidunÄ Ibn
+
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'â&#x20AC;&#x2020;(
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said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;One from among the dwellers of Hell to whom the
slightest punishment will be given will be made to wear the
shoes of fire, causing his brain to boil.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; (áš˘aá¸ĽÄŤá¸Ľ BukhÄ rÄŤ, vol. 4,
pp. 262, á¸¤adÄŤĹĄ 6561)

7. Make Duâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Ä for the person you have had a bad
suspicion about
Whenever a bad suspicion about an Islamic brother occurs to
you, make Duâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Ä for him and treat him with greater respect.
á¸¤ujjat-ul-Islam SayyidunÄ ImÄ m AbĹŤ á¸¤Ä mid Muhammad Bin
Muhammad Bin Muhammad GhazÄ lÄŤ ( @ ŰĄ
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;7
.
? 4 â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
ŰĄ
has stated,
â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;When you have a bad suspicion about a Muslim in your heart,
you should be considerate towards him (i.e. treat him with greater
respect) and make Duâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Ä for him. In this way you will infuriate
Satan and be able to drive him away. Because of this, Satan will
be reluctant of putting evil thoughts into your heart for fear
that you would become considerate towards your brother and
make Duâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Ä for him again. (Iá¸ĽyÄ -ul-â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;UlĹŤm, vol. 3, pp. 187)
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(Most of the material regarding bad suspicion is extracted
from Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ’s published booklet ‘Bad-Gumānī’
containing 56 pages. It is very beneficial to read this booklet in
its entirety.)

َ ُ ٰ َ ٰ َ ُ ّٰ َّ َ
‫ ( م َّمد‬3‫ ت َعا‬.‫ا‬
‫صل‬

َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
َۡ (
‫الب ِ ۡيب‬
‫صلوا‬

One who makes mistakes in writing is in high risk of
making mistakes in speaking
A person usually writes a letter etc. with great care. He then edits
and improves it in an effort to make it free from errors. Now
try to realize! If he cannot avoid improper and sinful words
even in a carefully written letter because of being entrapped by
Satan, how careless and prone to mistakes he would be during
conversations!

Fatwā of A’lā Ḥaḍrat about bad suspicion
Here is a question with its abridged answer, extracted from
Fatāwā Razawiyyaĥ, regarding bad suspicion.
Question: Zayd is of the opinion that gatherings and ceremonies
these days are usually held for ostentation and bragging.
Therefore, he does not attend any gathering. What’s the ruling
for him?
Answer: It is a Sunnaĥ to accept the invitation of [lawful]
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and-so Muslim has held a ceremony with the intention of
ostentation, self-importance and bragging is an absolutely Ḥarām
act. To apply the thing found in some unspecified person to a
particular Muslim is deemed bad suspicion that is Ḥarām unless
the criteria [to apply the thing to a particular person] are explicit.
(Derived from Fatāwā Razawiyyaĥ, vol. 21, pp. 672, 673)

Madanī pearls to avoid resentment towards those not
attending funeral and Īṣāl-e-Šawāb ritual
Bear in mind the following rulings:
1.

It is a Farḍ-e-Kifāyaĥ to offer the funeral Ṣalāĥ of a Muslim.
If even some of those who were informed of the funeral,
offer the funeral Ṣalāĥ, the Farḍ will be fulfilled, and others
not attending it will not be sinners. Having bad suspicions
about those not attending it is a sin, and speaking ill of
them is not allowed at all.

2.

To offer condolences is a Sunnaĥ. To make Īṣāl-e-Šawāb
or attend its ritual is Mustaḥab. If someone did not offer
condolences or did not attend the ritual of Īṣāl-e-Šawāb
despite being informed about it, he would not be deemed
a sinner by Sharī’aĥ. On the contrary, the one laying a
false blame on him, having a bad suspicion about him or
speaking ill of him, committing backbiting, is certainly a
sinner and deserving of the punishment of Hellfire. If not
to attend the ritual were a sin, even then it would be
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necessary to cover up the sin of a Muslim. When, in fact,
this is not a sin, how can it be allowed to taunt or speak ill
of him.
Remember that the Holy Prophet
$ â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
Ů&#x2013;
&â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
â&#x20AC;&#x2020; (&
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
â&#x20AC;&#x2020; * + has
stated: The respect, wealth and life of a Muslim are á¸¤arÄ m
for the other Muslim. (JÄ miâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; TirmiĹźÄŤ, vol. 3, pp. 372, á¸¤adÄŤĹĄ 1934)

Two harms of not comforting the depressed
A considerate and well-mannered Islamic brother should comfort
his acquaintances if any trouble befalls them. There are two
obvious disadvantages of not comforting a depressed person:
(1) One remains deprived of reward. (2) The depressed Islamic
brother may have negative thoughts and distance himself from
the MadanÄŤ environment.

Clarifications about relations with VIPs
In order to receive donations for the construction of MasÄ jid,
MadÄ ris or MadanÄŤ Markaz FaÄŤzÄ n-e-MadÄŤnaÄĽ or for other
MadanÄŤ activities, it is an act of reward for a junior Islamic
brother to arrange for a senior responsible Islamic brother to talk
to a wealthy person on phone or meet him in person. The one
making such an arrangement with good intentions is deserving
of Paradise. It is extremely unfair to criticize or object to such a
great virtuous MadanÄŤ work. To have the bad suspicion that these
responsible Islamic brothers are flattering and sweet-talking
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the rich, is a Ḥarām act leading to Hell. Even if someone has
relations with a rich person with no such reason, there is still
no harm in it provided Sharī’aĥ has allowed it. However, the one
having aimless friendship with a materialistic person or keeping
his company is likely to suffer loss rather than gain any benefit.
It is, therefore, appropriate especially for the Islamic scholars,
the righteous and the preachers etc. to avoid it so that people
would not indulge in the sins of bad suspicions.

Are condolences from VIPs a privilege for one’s
afterlife?
Sorry to say, you have mentioned in your mail that some VIPs
also visited your home to offer condolences over the demise of
your mother. This is usually possible for such a person who has
relations with them. If he does not have personal relations with
them, he at times uses some other influential person to convince
the VIP to ‘honour’ the family members of the deceased with the
‘privilege’ of his visit. However, the visit of Madanī personalities,
i.e. the scholars and the righteous is indeed a great privilege in
the worldly life as well as in the afterlife.
As for the visit of the VIP or the officer, it can just bring fame
to the bereaved family members. Can the official status of an
officer bring any benefit to the deceased in his afterlife! Certainly
not! Therefore, it is not appropriate to have the desire of the
visit of such people on account of their official status. Similarly,
rejoicing and boasting about their visit saying such a sentence
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as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;even so-and-so officer and leader came to my home to offer
condolencesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; have no good in it. Believe me! This mentality
shows a strong possibility of the existence of desire for fame
and respect.
Anyway, those having relations with worldly personalities or
arranging for someone to talk to them on phone know their
intentions; who are we to decide what their intention is! We
should have a positive and good assumption about them because
it is necessary to have a good assumption about what a Muslim
has done.
Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;lÄ á¸¤aá¸?rat ImÄ m-e-AÄĽl-e-Sunnat, reviver of religion, MaulÄ nÄ
ShÄ ÄĽ ImÄ m Aá¸Ľmad RazÄ KhÄ n 2
.
â&#x20AC;&#x2020; 7 .
? 4â&#x20AC;&#x2020;
has stated, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;It is
WÄ jib to have a good assumption about a Muslim as long as
possible. A bad suspicion is no less á¸¤arÄ m than ostentation.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;
(FatÄ wÄ RazawiyyaÄĽ, vol. 5, pp. 324)
â&#x20AC;&#x2020; 7 8
Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;lÄ á¸¤aá¸?rat
'â&#x20AC;&#x2020; (& â&#x20AC;&#x2020; )
4 has further stated: As long as possible,
it is WÄ jib to have a good assumption about what a Muslim
has done. (ibid, vol. 19, pp. 691)

Good assumption about those not keeping their
promise
If someone did not attend the ritual of ÄŞášŁÄ l-e-Ĺ awÄ b despite
promising to do, we should still have a good assumption about
him; he may have forgotten or got into some trouble etc. Even
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if someone did not attend the ritual in spite of remembering
his promise, it is still not allowed to have a bad suspicion about
him because this is not a criterion to declare him to have
broken his promise.
The definition of an unfulfilled promise is as follows: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;To have
such an intention, at the time of making the promise, that one
would not do what he has said.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Therefore, if he did not attend
the ritual on the ground that his intention of attending it had
changed later on, this will not be regarded as an unfulfilled
promise. This shows that the possibility of having good
assumption about the one who has not attended the ritual despite
promising to do cannot be ruled out.

Keep your promise
One who has made a promise should make every possible effort
to keep it so that people would not have a negative opinion
about him and would not indulge in bad suspicions, false blames,
backbiting and degrading him. All Islamic brothers should
particularly attend rituals of ÄŞášŁÄ l-e-Ĺ awÄ b, take part in funerals
and offer condolences, reaping rewards. This will close the door
of sins, maintain relations and develop affection.
On pages 98 and 99 of the 8th volume of FatÄ wÄ RazawiyyaÄĽ
â&#x20AC;&#x2020;7 8
Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;lÄ á¸¤aá¸?rat
'â&#x20AC;&#x2020;(& â&#x20AC;&#x2020;)
4 has stated a á¸¤adÄŤĹĄ: The greatest wisdom
after having belief in Allah is to love people. (Shuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ab-ulÄŞmÄ n, vol. 6, pp. 255, á¸¤adÄŤĹĄ 8061)

Beware! Unnecessary clarifications may lead to sins
Dear MadanÄŤ son! Beware of satanic attack! On such an
occasion, the accursed Satan provokes a person and incites him
to oppose the advice-giving person. He puts evil thoughts in
the heart of the person causing him to make pretences and
such lame excuses as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I did not have this intention; I did not
mean that; I meant something else etc.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; He also puts such an evil
thought that if you did not do that, you will be insulted.
Regretfully! Sometimes a person resorts to baseless clarifications
of his mistake because of being entrapped by Satan. However,
following the voice of oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conscience, one can make justified
clarifications. Sometimes, it is extremely necessary to do so.

Repent as Divine mercy is immense
Dear MadanÄŤ son! Never get annoyed with me. Look! Besides
taking medicines and having injections, a patient has to undergo
even a surgery when necessary. As the patient is aware of its
benefits, he not only pays the huge fee of the doctor but also
expresses thanks to him without getting annoyed. I have dared
to expose some satanic attacks, pointing out some of your â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;inner
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diseasesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; with their MadanÄŤ cures. Hopefully, these MadanÄŤ
pearls of mine will prove to be extremely beneficial for you as
well as for many other Islamic brothers and sisters in the worldly
life and in the afterlife,
â&#x20AC;&#x2020; .
Well, if your conscience pricks you and allows you to accept
the suggestions I have offered regarding your mail, you should
repent of all sinful sentences of your mail. Moreover, if your mail
seems to have hurt the feelings of Islamic brothers, you should
apologize to them as it is beneficial for your worldly life as well
as for your afterlife.

Affection for every Islamic brother of Dawat-e-Islami
By the grace of Allah
and by the bestowal of the Holy
Prophet
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â&#x20AC;&#x2020; (&
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â&#x20AC;&#x2020; * + , the garden of Dawat-e-Islami is
flourishing. As a father loves his every child and a gardener
values every fruit of his garden, I also have affection for every
Islamic brother of Dawat-e-Islami whether he makes a major
or a small contribution to the MadanÄŤ workings.
No doubt, every father adores the money-earning son but he
does not abandon even the work-shy son. I make Duâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Ä for
every Islamic brother and sister of Dawat-e-Islami. They are all
the fruits, flowers and buds of this MadanÄŤ garden of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Aáš­áš­Ä r and
have brought spring to it. May Allah keep my flowers
smiling for the sake of the evergreen flowers of MadÄŤnaÄĽ! YÄ
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Allah ! May they and their generations remain associated
with the Madanī environment of Dawat-e-Islami and continue
to reap blessings in the worldly life as well as in the afterlife.
May all of them be forgiven without accountability! May all
these prayers be answered for me also, a sinner.
ٰ َ َ ٰ َ ُ ّٰ َّ َ
َّ
‫ عل ۡيهِ َوا ِل ِ َو َسلم‬3‫ ت َعا‬.‫ا‬
‫صل‬

ۡ َ ۡ ّ َّ َ ۡ ِ ٓ
‫ب ا! ِمي‬
ِ ِ ‫امي ِباه ِ ال‬

Madanī work-doing Islamic brother is dear to me
The active preachers and responsible Islamic brothers of
Dawat-e-Islami are dearer to me than others. It breaks my heart
to see someone oppose them. Whenever I hear of the differences
among the Islamic brothers of any Ḥalqaĥ, ‘Alāqaĥ, city or
country, I get dejected. What I fear on such an occasion is that
Satan might be able to exploit their irresponsible attitude,
depriving them of good deeds and distancing them from
Sunnaĥ-Inspiring Madanī environment besides causing loss to
the religious work. Therefore, it is my plea to all my Madanī
sons and daughters to show tolerance and broad-mindedness.
Never let the ambiance of disharmony be created.
If you are confronted with some issue as regards Dawat-e-Islami’s
organizational system, try to resolve it as per the organizational
procedure of Dawat-e-Islami. Let it never be that you disclose
the issue to some Islamic brothers expecting little sympathy
from them and causing serious differences among them. This
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irresponsible attitude of yours can result in backbiting, taletelling, bad suspicions and FitnaÄĽs (discords), and Allah
forbid, can endanger the afterlife of yours and that of others.

Destruction in spreading discord (FitnaÄĽ)
It is stated on pages 455 and 456 of the book â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Backbiting â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A
Cancer of Societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; published by Maktaba-tul-MadÄŤnaÄĽ, the
publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami: The unfortunate
people who spread bad words, and bring forth discord (FitnaÄĽ)
among Muslims, should fear because Allah has stated in
the 19th verse of SĹŤraÄĽ An-NĹŤr in the 18th part of the glorious
Quran:

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in the Hereafter.
[Kanz-ul-ÄŞmÄ n (Translation of Quran)] (Part 18, SĹŤraÄĽ An-NĹŤr, Verse 19)

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Some people are very quarrelsome and resort to backbiting, taletelling, criticizing, hair-splitting, causing huge troubles about
trivial things and hurting the Muslims for no reason at all. Such
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people should have fear as Allah has said in the 10th verse
of SĹŤraÄĽ Al-BurĹŤj in the 30th part of the glorious Quran:

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[Kanz-ul-ÄŞmÄ n (Translation of Quran)] (Part 30, SĹŤraÄĽ Al-BurĹŤj, Verse 10)

Curse for the one who gives rise to discord
It is stated in a á¸¤adÄŤĹĄ: Discord (FitnaÄĽ) is sleeping, and the one
who awakens it is certainly cursed by Allah . (Al-JÄ miâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;-uášŁáš˘aghÄŤr lis-SuyĹŤáš­ÄŤ, pp. 370, á¸¤adÄŤĹĄ 5975)

Coating of henna on body parts renders
Wuá¸?ĹŤ and Ghusl invalid
If there is a coating of henna on body parts, or the stickers used
as make-up are stuck onto them, or nails are painted with nail
polish, Wuá¸?ĹŤ and Ghusl will not be valid in this state because
the foregoing three things do not let water reach the skin, and
are not used for any Sharâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ÄŤ need either. The ruling for this issue
is that if a thing is stuck onto a part of the body, preventing
water from reaching it, Wuá¸?ĹŤ and Ghusl will not be valid in
this case because flowing of water on the body parts, washed in
Wuá¸?ĹŤ, is Fará¸? in Wuá¸?ĹŤ and flowing of water on each and every
hair of the body is Fará¸? in Ghusl.
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has stated, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;If dry earth or
something like it has stuck onto the nail of the Wuá¸?ĹŤ-making
person or even as much portion as the needle of the eye in any
of the body parts washed in Wuá¸?ĹŤ has remained unwashed, the
Wuá¸?ĹŤ will not be valid.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; (Fatá¸Ľ-ul-QadÄŤr, vol. 1, pp. 13, Quetta)
It is stated in the book entitled Muá¸ĽÄŤáš­ that if a person makes
Wuá¸?ĹŤ or Ghusl whilst dry skin of fish or dry chewed bread is
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stuck on to some part of his body, preventing water from
reaching the body part underneath the skin of fish or the bread,
Wuá¸?ĹŤ and Ghusl will not be valid. There is the same ruling if
dried mucus is accumulated in the nose. To wash the entire body
during Ghusl is WÄ jib but these things, when hardened, prevent
water from reaching the body part. (FatÄ wÄ â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ä&#x20AC;lamgÄŤrÄŤ, vol. 1, pp. 5)
(GhunyaÄĽ, pp. 49 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; SuÄĽaÄŤl Academy, Lahore)

It is stated in FatÄ wÄ â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ä&#x20AC;lamgÄŤrÄŤ that if even as much portion as
the needle of the eye in any of the body parts washed in Wuá¸?ĹŤ
has remained unwashed, or dry or wet earth has stuck onto the
nail of the person making Wuá¸?ĹŤ or Ghusl, his Wuá¸?ĹŤ and
Ghusl will not be valid. It is further stated in FatÄ wÄ â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ä&#x20AC;lamgÄŤrÄŤ
that if there is a dried coating of dye [i.e. a colour-changing
substance] on a part of the body, Wuá¸?ĹŤ and Ghusl will not be
valid in this case. (FatÄ wÄ â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ä&#x20AC;lamgÄŤrÄŤ, vol. 1, pp. 4)
It is also stated in the same book: If a woman has applied
fragrance to her head, preventing water from reaching the roots
of her hair, it is WÄ jib to remove the fragrance so that water
would reach the roots of hair. (ibid, pp. 13)
áš˘adr-ush-SharÄŤâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;aÄĽ, Badr-uáš­-ášŹarÄŤqaÄĽ, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;AllÄ maÄĽ MaulÄ nÄ MuftÄŤ
Muhammad Amjad â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;AlÄŤ Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;áş&#x201C;amÄŤ 5@
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has stated: If a
person makes Wuá¸?ĹŤ whilst scales of fish are stuck on the body
parts washed in Wuá¸?ĹŤ, his Wuá¸?ĹŤ will not be valid because water
will not flow underneath them. (BaÄĽÄ r-e-SharÄŤâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;at, vol. 1, part 2,
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As for the ruling that Islamic jurists have
endorsed the validity of Wuḍū despite a coating of henna on
hands etc., this endorsement actually refers to an extremely thin
coating that is left after the henna-coated body part has been
washed properly and that usually goes unnoticed. For example,
after a person has kneaded the dough, a little amount of flour
remains on the nail. Anyway, this endorsement of Islamic
jurists does not mean that Wuḍū will remain unaffected even if
a person has coated her hands, arms and feet with henna and has
stuck stickers used as make-up onto her entire face! No jurist
of Islam has given such permission. Wuḍū will not be valid in
the foregoing case.

pp. 292 – Karachi)

Obviously, the Ṣalāĥs offered with that invalid Wuḍū will also
be invalid. If someone has offered the five daily Ṣalāĥ in this
state, it is necessary for her to repeat the Farḍ and Witr Ṣalāĥs.
If she does not know the number of Ṣalāĥs offered in this state,
she must work out the number of all such Farḍ and Witr
Ṣalāĥs on the basis of high probability.

4. Bad company leads to bad suspicion .............................. 39
5. Fear of divine retribution ................................................. 39
6. Make Du’ā to avoid bad suspicion .................................. 41
7. Make Du’ā for the person you have had a bad
suspicion about ...................................................................... 41
One who makes mistakes in writing is in high risk of making
mistakes in speaking ..................................................................... 42
Fatwā of A’lā Ḥaḍrat about bad suspicion ................................. 42
Madanī pearls to avoid resentment towards those not
attending funeral and Īṣāl-e-Šawāb ritual .................................. 43
Two harms of not comforting the depressed ............................ 44
Clarifications about relations with VIPs .................................... 44
Are condolences from VIPs a privilege for one’s afterlife? ..... 45
Good assumption about those not keeping their promise ...... 46
Keep your promise ........................................................................ 47
Beware! Unnecessary clarifications may lead to sins ............... 48
Repent as Divine mercy is immense ........................................... 48
Affection for every Islamic brother of Dawat-e-Islami............ 49
Madanī work-doing Islamic brother is dear to me................... 50
Destruction in spreading discord (Fitnaĥ) ................................ 51
Curse for the one who gives rise to discord ............................... 52